Asteroids: Assessing Catastrophic Risks

We evaluate two risk profiles: (i) global warming risks and (ii) collisions with asteroids that can cause the extinction of our species. The expected values computed for these two risks suggest that no action will be taken to avoid extinction. The result is somewhat counterintuitive, but it is typic...

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Main Authors: Graciela Chichilnisky, Peter Eisenberger
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2010-01-01
Series:Journal of Probability and Statistics
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2010/954750
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